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Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 288, 5 December 1910, Page 6

The recent shearing season in the Poverty Bay district was considerably interrupted by a dispute "between the shearers and shed 'hands and the employeru, "and Ifcbe (result twos that a lengthy dispute was set down for hearing before the Conciliation Commissioner (Mr. T. Harle Giles). The Commission,cr returned from Gieborno yesterday, 1 after hearing the dispute, which comprised a great number of clauses. Mr. Harle Giles separated up the dispute into [ two parts, shearers and shed hands. There were 47 clauses in the shearers' demands, and after considerable argu|anent 13 of these were deleted. Of the remainder, 17 were settled, and 17 will be referred to the Arbitration Court for a decision. In regard to the shed hands' demands, the employers were unanimous that ah award in regard to this class of labour was impossible, and they declined to discuss the Claims, and they will therefore pass on to the Arbitration Court for decision. At the conclusion of the dispute a hearty vote of appreciation was passed to the Commissioner, on the motion of Mr. W. E. Griffin, of Napier, da behalf of the sheepownei% 'and this Was seconded by Mr. Rod. McCrae, representing the Union.